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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Chatburn and Barley.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Chatburn and Barley.
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Chatburn
Grid Ref
SD7678044058
Lat / Lon
53.89219° / -2.35480°
Easting / Northing
376,780E / 444,058N
What3Words
coder.debit.crackled
Barley
Grid Ref
SD8216040442
Lat / Lon
53.85990° / -2.27273°
Easting / Northing
382,160E / 440,442N
What3Words
slick.cobbled.barbarian
Chatbarl One's land is
Chatburn | |
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Grid Ref | SD7678044058 |
Lat / Lon | 53.89219° / -2.35480° |
Easting / Northing | 376,780E / 444,058N |
What3Words | coder.debit.crackled |
Barley | |
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Grid Ref | SD8216040442 |
Lat / Lon | 53.85990° / -2.27273° |
Easting / Northing | 382,160E / 440,442N |
What3Words | slick.cobbled.barbarian |
Moors | 32.0% |
Natural grass | 18.7% |
Pasture | 40.7% |
Peat bogs | 4.0% |
Urban | 4.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Paddy Dillon
23 Dec 2022I first climbed Pendle Hill over 50 years ago. I reckoned I'd walked all the paths on the hill 45 years ago, before moving away from the area. It turns out I'd missed a path, which only came to my attention because of Slow Ways. So, on a cold, wet, windy and misty day, which happened to be one of the shortest days in midwinter, I walked this route. I'm not knocking off any stars for the miserable weather, so the full five stars are because this is pretty much the best way to walk from Chatburn to Barley, given that the biggest hill in the area is slap-bang in the middle. Leaving Chatburn, just follow signs for the Methodist Church, and when a notice says that the road ahead is private, go down a path instead. I'd downloaded the GPX file and I also kept my eye on the map, because the first stage runs through several fields, and while all the gates and stiles bear waymarks, you sometimes don't spot them until you reach them. How did I miss the path climbing Pendle Hill all those years ago? Because it wasn't a public right of way and it didn't appear on OS maps. However, that's no problem because signposts claim these are 'concessionary paths' and they are clearly well used by walkers. There are actually two paths, and they provide the essential access onto the hill between the farm at Hookcliffe and the summit. The higher parts of the hill are access land anyway. You can't get lost on top of Pendle Hill because the paths are wide and obvious, and nearly everyone is either coming from or going to Barley. I'm fact, most of the descent to Barley follows paths that have been completely reconstructed and have had a lot of money spent on them. Anyone wondering about the dog-leg in the descent from the summit - I guess the person who uploaded the route wanted to keep it going in one direction. You could backtrack from the summit a short way and take a hugely popular stone-built path downhill, but you run the risk of half the people climbing the hill asking you how far it is to the top. Best to stick to the route offered without any changes. In any case I can't see how it could be improved. Only very short stretches follow roads. Even in the midwinter rain, it wasn't particularly muddy and anyone wearing boots would be able to keep their feet dry. Bear in mind this route is for walkers only and is definitely unsuited for wheels of any type on account of all the stiles and kissing gates. There are railway stations at Clitheroe and Nelson, and a bus service links both stations, which also passes through Chatburn and Barley daily. There are pubs in both villages, if you have to wait a while for a bus and the weather is a bit bleak. My photos win no prizes because of the weather, but they illustrate some of the signposts and paths along the way.
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